#!/bin/sh start() { echo -n "Starting mpd: " start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --exec /usr/bin/mpd echo "OK" } stop() { echo -n "Stopping mpd: " start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/mpd.pid echo "OK" } case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; restart|reload) stop sleep 1 start ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" exit 1 esac